CVE-2007-4559
CRITICALPython - Path Traversal
Title source: llmDescription
Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive, a related issue to CVE-2001-1267.
Exploits (6)
nomisec
SCANNER
82 stars
by advanced-threat-research · poc
https://github.com/advanced-threat-research/Creosote
nomisec
WORKING POC
by luigigubello · poc
https://github.com/luigigubello/trellix-tarslip-patch-bypass
References (12)
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.9058
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-22
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
python/python
< 3.6.16
Timeline
Published
Aug 28, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026